World of Warcraft is still the #1 MMO around the world, Modern Warfare 3 sold like freaking hotcakes and oh yeah — kids love Skylanders. See? Not really that surprising that they’re still printing money. Here’s a short recap of what was covered in their conference call today.

• Call of Duty Elite has over seven million subscribers.
• World of Warcraft has actually lost subscribers — going from 10.3 million to 10.2 million. Not a big loss, but one nonetheless.
• Speaking of WoW, we’ll get more information on the Mists of Pandaria expansion on March 19.
• A new Call of Duty is on the way (how not surprising!) with an Elite 2.0 to match.
• Diablo III is still coming this year — probably in Q2, if a slide from the publisher is to be believed (I think it is). That might not qualify as “early 2012″ to some people, so those people may think of it as a delay. In any case, we’re getting closer and closer to looting like mad — and WoW subscribers who took part in the Annual Pass program announced at BlizzCon 2011 are one step closer to a free copy of the game. (By the way, over one million people took part in that program.)
• Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure was the #1 kids’ title for the calendar year of 2011.
• A collection of all content available to current Call of Duty Elite members is on the way for Xbox 360. Really, you were probably better off just buying into Elite, but we won’t judge.

Not too much surprising stuff here. Are you looking forward to anything from Activision?

So that’s why it’s not entirely surprising to see him in this official trailer for Call of Duty Elite’s subscription service. It’s also not entirely surprising to see him being pretty funny in it. Rob also seems to be fairly obsessed with the derriere — mostly the kicking of it that his clan is up to. Speaking of his clan, that’s them above. Glad to see some women in the spotlight, even if the clan name is a little problematic.

Watch the trailer/ad/whatever this actually is below.

Call of Duty Elite is a $49.99/year subscription service that nets you all of the downloadable content released for the latest CoD title (in this case, Modern Warfare 3).

Gary Oldman is going on tour to talk about his new film Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. The film opens in theaters tomorrow and is a spy thriller. In the clip below, while on the Conan O’Brien show talking about his new film he spoke about his role in the Call of Duty games. His role as Russian Victor Reznov may have given him some inspiration for his new sky thriller.

No clue what this DLC actually is (but it’s probably maps, if previous games’ content is indicative), and it doesn’t look like we’ll get much of a hint at the moment.

As per usual, PC and PS3 players will likely have to wait a few weeks for the content.

The eternal battle heard on Twitter and Facebook for the last few months is now settled by Raptr. Or is it? Well Raptr is trying with data that it’s collected from their registered users. The data sample is large at 10 million members and based on the tracked gameplay data, Raptr users logged 40% more playtime in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 than Battlefield 3.

The stats seem specific to Xbox 360 players however. What is interesting is that Raptr users voted that DICE is a more innovative developer than Infinity Ward.

“The battle for dominance for the first-person shooter market in 2011 is clearly in Activision’s favor,” said Dennis Fong, CEO of Raptr. “EA made a valiant effort evangelizing its fan base and generating massive support around the launch of Battlefield 3. Given how well received the game was, EA has a powerful opportunity to take things further next year, though it’s clear at this point that Call of Duty is a phenomenon that is unrivalled.”

Looks like the argument is not really settled overall. Just for the Xbox 360 versions.

To begin with, the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Collectors Edition controller for the Playstation 3. Would be
considered one stylish controller. This controller features analog sticks which are concave  and a D-Pad which is fully functional. The style is much like the “old school” D-pads, of earlier controller of the gaming era. Not only are the gamin button features there, the style is beautiful with the black and carbon colouring, grips on the handles, and the “night vision” green glow of the MW3 logo.  The controller retails for 49.99.

The Call of Duty: Black Ops Collectors Edition wireless headset for the Wii is another addition to the gaming gear spectrum. This is a sleek and sexy looking black headset with the Call of Duty logo on the ear piece. The headset is suppose to provide clear sound, for while you are playing these first person shooters.  The headset also works with both Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, and Call of Duty: Black Ops.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has managed to set some sales records again, selling over 6.5 million units in the U.S. and U.K. within the first 24 hours of its release. That means about $400 million sold, and the third consecutive year that a Call of Duty title has managed to break records.

That’s not all — two days after release, the number of people on Xbox LIVE playing simultaneously set a new all-time high.

“We believe the launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is the biggest entertainment launch of all time in any medium, and we achieved this record with sales from only two territories,” said Bobby Kotick, Activision’s CEO. “Other than Call of Duty, there has never been another entertainment franchise that has set opening day records three years in a row. Life-to-date sales for the Call of Duty franchise exceed worldwide theatrical box office for ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Lord of the Rings,’ two of the most successful entertainment franchises of all time.”

This Veterans Day, Activision also donated $3 million to their Call of Duty Endowment, which helps provide job placements and training for veterans.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 may be one of the top selling games of the year, but Activision is also making sure that they use some of that profit for good. If you are a fan, I would like to encourage you to purchase the COD MW3 soundtrack because all the proceeds will go to the Call of Duty Endowment. The non-profit is set up to help soldiers transition to civilian life. The benefit offers assistance in finding jobs and a career.

The 20 track soundtrack is created by Brian Tyler.

“I am so excited to be the composer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3,” said Brian Tyler. “I feel privileged to be able to contribute to the building of the Call of Duty Endowment. It is a true honor!”

You can purchase the soundtrack at iTunes here or Amazon for $.99 a track.

Who says guys can’t have a softer side? Industry Vets, Christopher Cherubini and David Chiapperino have created Jupiter Moon Studios. Christopher is from Activision/Infinity Ward as a Lead Artist for Call of Duty and the Modern Warfare series. David comes from Disney having worked on Pirates of the Caribbean and Toontown. They plan on creating their own IP.

Jupiter Moon’s first title will be for the iOS. Bunny Popper will be released this December. Bunny Popper was created with accessibility in mind. Basically gameplay can be done with one finger. Don’t let the cute look fool you, these bunnies are evil!
The premise of Bunny Popper is, “evil inflatable bunnies from outer space are invading a carrot farm. The carrots need you to stop the hoards of hares from taking them away!”

Mom’s don’t have to worry about passing their iPad or iTouch device to their kids to play. Bunny Popper’s target audience is moms and their kids. No worries about influences from Call of Duty here. There are 16 levels plus 4 bonus levels in the game and you get a bonus achievement for popping every bunny in the level.

Jupiter Moon is located in Los Angeles and while not hiring yet, but they expect to grow in 2012, so watch their Bunny Popper. Jupiter Moon plans on expanding to developing titles for a variety of platforms including console.

One thing Activision has learned from Blizzard is how to put on a great event focused entirely around one game. I attended one afternoon out of the two day Call of Duty XP.

The event was in a hanger space that was massive. Even though the space was huge, Activision managed to take up the entire space. As you walk up to the hangar, you see the large Modern Warfare 3 image which is actually the cover for the game.

The events outside were pretty amazing. First they had a real life Burger Town to order lunch from. The meals were pretty pricey though for a group of people that paid $150 to attend the con. A burger combination was $12. That didn’t seem to stop hungry gamers because Burger Town had lines the whole time.

Also outside was a zip line. The lines were long, but it seemed like fun. I took video of someone riding the line. The most amazing thing outside was the paintball field. It was set up like a map in Call of Duty. HUGE barrels and things for players to get cover in and under. It was very impressive. During the paintball round, music from Call of Duty was playing over the speakers and that really added to the feel of the event. I definitely think someone should open up paintball fields that reflect maps from shooters.

Inside, the hanger, it was all about the game. But expect to wait in a line. People were playing Zombie mode, old Call of Duty, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, and Spec Ops mode. There was a huge area dedicated to teams competing. Not just local teams, gamers came from around the world for this event.

What I loved was seeing how much passion people have for the Call of Duty franchise. Clans were wearing team shirts. Everywhere people had made a Call of Duty Modern Warfare shirt with their gamertag on it. Unfortunately, gamer funk was in full effect. The audience was about 95% male.

The one line I did wait in was to play a mode called Spec Ops. It’s akin to a horde mode where there are waves of hostiles that you have to take on. I had a BLAST playing this mode. I thought my partner would regret playing with me, but I picked up the controls quickly and was able to contribute right away. In the end we only made wave 8 (I think the high was 33). We needed to work on getting amo/guns. But this is a mode I can see playing with my husband often.

I didn’t stay for the concert (can’t stand for long periods of time). But I can say that Call of Duty XP is the best conference for fans of Call of Duty. You can tell Activision really invested in putting together an amazing event for their fans.

I have one Special Ops badge to giveaway for a lucky GamingAngels winner.